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·Updated Jun 15, 2022

Lessons on creativity from Everything, Everywhere, All at Once

Not long ago, I wrote an article talking about the creative process used by The Beatles in the Get Back documentary. There’s a lot that can be learned by looking at how truly interesting work gets created, and I was reminded of this after watching the fantastic new movie Everything…

Creativity

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Lessons on creativity from Everything, Everywhere, All at Once
Lessons on creativity from Everything, Everywhere, All at Once
Creativity

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UX Collective

·Mar 12, 2022

Redesigning Tesla: Making turn signals better

As a designer and a Tesla driver, I’m both struck by the potential of the in-car interface and plagued with ideas I’m eager to see implemented. Being on sabbatical, I’ve found myself with a bit of extra bandwidth as I’m wrapping up the book I’m writing, so I’ve started mocking…

Tesla

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Redesigning Tesla: Making turn signals better
Redesigning Tesla: Making turn signals better
Tesla

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UX Collective

·Jan 16, 2022

I made a prototype. Elon Musk didn’t like it. Then the internet went nuts.

How I found myself in a battle of ideas with Elon Musk — (For folks who prefer to listen instead of read, you can watch a video version of this article here.) After much anticipation, Tesla’s v11 interface update was finally arriving, and for the Tesla faithful, this was like a yearly holiday. They waited for their yearly Christmas present from Jolly Old…

Tesla

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I made a prototype. Elon Musk didn’t like it. Then the internet went nuts.
I made a prototype. Elon Musk didn’t like it. Then the internet went nuts.
Tesla

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Geek Culture

·Jan 2, 2022

Is Tesla’s v11 update… bad design?

The mistake even the best design teams make, and how it can be avoided. After months of anticipation, Tesla finally released a shiny new UI update for their vehicles — v11 is here! Tesla drivers rushed to install the update, excited to play with it. But as they started spending…

Tesla

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Is Tesla’s v11 update… bad design?
Is Tesla’s v11 update… bad design?
Tesla

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UX Collective

·Dec 10, 2021

Lessons on creativity from The Beatles: Get Back

The Beatles are widely considered to be one of the most creative bands the world has ever seen — for many, the group is the first thing that comes to mind when they hear the word “creativity”. Luckily for us, that legendary creativity was on full display in the new…

Design

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Lessons on creativity from The Beatles: Get Back
Lessons on creativity from The Beatles: Get Back
Design

8 min read


Mar 30, 2021

Are dashboards a design failure? Here’s where Jared Spool and I disagree.

A few days ago, I ran across a tweet by Jared Spool that had been making the rounds again. I weighed in with my own thoughts which led to a friendly and substantive debate on the subject of dashboards. …

UX

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Are dashboards a design failure? Here’s where Jared Spool and I disagree.
Are dashboards a design failure? Here’s where Jared Spool and I disagree.
UX

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UX Collective

·Jul 27, 2020

The biggest source of friction in your app

What are the primary sources of friction your users encounter in your app? An app can have a lot of complexity, which can make it difficult to pin down the primary pain points. Like a hotel, an app can have many branching paths leading to different areas. In a hotel…

Startup

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The biggest source of friction in your app
The biggest source of friction in your app
Startup

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UX Collective

·Jul 20, 2020

Here’s why Apple’s new App Clips are about to change apps as we know them

During last month’s WWDC, Apple announced what they call “a new way to discover apps”. And it’s true, this new feature will help people discover new apps, but there’s more to it than that. There are some big improvements to the Learnability and Ergonomic Friction of getting an app onto…

Startup

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Here’s why Apple’s new App Clips are about to change apps as we know them
Here’s why Apple’s new App Clips are about to change apps as we know them
Startup

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UX Collective

·Jul 14, 2020

The five steps toward better efficiency & comfort in your app — C.U.P.I.D.

The Usability of a product is only part of the story — there’s an important difference between how easy it is to learn a new app (Learnability) vs. how easy it is to use once it has been learned (Ergonomics). While Learnability is widely understood, Ergonomics doesn’t get nearly the…

Startup

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The five steps toward better efficiency & comfort in your app — C.U.P.I.D. (article + video)
The five steps toward better efficiency & comfort in your app — C.U.P.I.D. (article + video)
Startup

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Jul 7, 2020

Safe sex and social distancing

Yesterday, the Texas Medical Association released a Covid-19 risk chart, showing the relative risk involved with various common activities. This is a brilliant move — one that I’ve been eagerly awaiting and one I desperately look forward to seeing others expand upon. Since the start of the pandemic, we the…

Covid-19

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Safe sex and social distancing
Safe sex and social distancing
Covid-19

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Product, Design, and other musings. On sabbatical; writing a book (book.hansv.com)

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